Deep fake attacks and cyber extortion on the rise
A report from VMWare states that cyberattacks have increased since Russia invaded Ukraine, and warns of emerging threats such as those involving deepfakes to evade security controls.
A report from VMWare states that cyberattacks have increased since Russia invaded Ukraine, and warns of emerging threats such as those involving deepfakes to evade security controls.
Research from EE finds 60% of parents fear their kids don’t how to protect themselves when using their phone – so it has drafted in the Beano for an educational campaign, just in case any of them know what that is.
The UK parliament has closed its TikTok account one week after opening it as MPs raised security concerns over China in an urgent letter.
US operator Verizon has put out a report claiming the prevailing cultural trend towards remote remotely has adversely affected organisations’ cybersecurity.
A recently released report by the Dell’Oro Group, a telecoms market research firm, sees forecasts for Open RAN kit revenues revised upwards.
In this final episode before everyone clears off for their summer holidays, the pod is delighted to welcome special guest Mike Ferris – Chief Network Architect of Dense Air. They start by exploring the concept of neutral host infrastructure and how that could provide the solution to a lot of the coverage challenges presented by 5G. That will involve the rollout of a lot of small cells, so they move on to discuss how that is best done, before concluding with a look at the pros and cons of state intervention in telecoms.
Recent reports from anonymous sources claim Huawei kit installed near US military facilities ‘could’ intercept and disrupt military communications.
According to Telecoms.com’s latest survey report, 5G’s most significant capability three years from now will be URLLC, underpinned by standalone.
US tech giant Apple has announced ‘Lockdown Mode’ – an upcoming security feature for iPhones, iPads and Macs made specifically to defend against state-sponsored mercenary spyware and cyberattacks.
The inventive boffin arm of Spanish operator Telefónica – Telefónica Tech – has developed a security monitoring service for IoT environments.
Almost three years after the US first expressed fears about Chinese owned social video platform TikTok, there are renewed calls to ban it from the country.
We are delighted to welcome special guest William Webb back to the pod but decide to start by putting him on the spot over hist historical telecoms predictions, to see how many he got right. Eventually we give him a break and move on to news Vodafone snuck under the radar about spinning off its IoT unit, before reviewing Huawei’s latest attempt at reconciliation with the West.
It comes as no great surprise to learn US authorities have opened a formal investigation into its historical activities in Iraq, but its shares still took another hit on the news.
Spanish Telco group Telefónica and US networking firm Cisco will together launch a new portfolio of managed services based on Cisco SD-WAN, Security, and SASE solutions.
The US government has warned that Chinese state-sponsored hackers are finding their way into major telco and IT networks.
After dragging its feet for nearly a year, the UK government has launched a national security investigation into China-backed Nexperia’s acquisition of Newport Wafer Fab.
UK operator group BT has embarked on a rare foreign adventure by partnering with the B2B arm of pan-African operator group MTN.
The UK government is feeling twitchy about billionaire Patrick Drahi’s 18 percent stake in operator group BT.
US telco Verizon warned this week that corporate ransomware attacks are increasing at an “alarming” rate.
US neighbour Canada is the last of the ‘Five Eyes’ intelligence alliance to formally ban Chinese vendors from its mobile networks.
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